This 2 min video gives a little taste of just some of our research on Irish poetry & Human Rights in Gaeilge, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway, funded by IrishResearch #filíocht #cearta #IrishPoetry youtube.com/watch?v=X0zCMZ…

Love this poem by Alice White:

the fact that Lana Del Rey did the best show coachella has witnessed in years, her entrance in a motorcycle was iconic, her vocals were ethereal and her stage presence magnetic, Alaina Demopoulos I don’t know who you are but you should get fired for lying

people assume that the purpose of having a job is to become rich enough to own a yacht but the purpose of a job is to buy a little bookcase for your little books

*roughly shoves Monday to-do list to one side*

Join us on Tue 23 Apr at Project Arts Centre for a presentation of our recent report, 'Open Up: addressing the barriers facing Black and Black-Irish artists’ access to funding and opportunities', along with a panel discussion of the report. Full info & tickets: bit.ly/3UgBBZr

In a celebration of poetry in performance and the spoken word, TS Eliot Prize-winning poet Anthony Joseph performs some of his best known work alongside Gustav Parker Hibbett & Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi. Presented in partnership with British Council Ireland. #ILFD2024 🧵3/7 ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

It's a great honour to be asked to give this year's Seamus Heaney Memorial Lecture, in partnership with Seamus Heaney Centre and @NDIrishStudies. I'll be speaking about Heaney's sense of touch, about how poems touch us, and how we touch the world through poems. qub.ac.uk/events/whats-o…

❛ Writing is a kind of revenge against circumstance too: bad luck, loss, pain. If you make something out of it, then you’ve no longer been bested by these events. Remembering poet Louise Glück, in the week she would have turned 81.

📢 One week to go and still 30 competitions, literary journals, and writing opportunities with deadlines by 1 May. Dig out those poems and start submitting!

On Monday, Dr Sandra Collins welcomed UCD Registrar Colin Scott to @UCDSpeccoll to present him with Grief's Broken Brow, a letterpress book created as part of Poetry as Commemoration. For more information see: poetryascommemoration.ie #irishpoetry #irishcivilwar

Just announced - Metronome National Concert Hall curated with neurodivergent audiences in mind. Performances by David Stalling, Ruth Mc Ginley, Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi, Matthew Nolan, Stevie Appelby, Patrick Michael Barrett and some very special guests. With SoFFt Productions

Are you attending International Literature Festival Dublin this year? We're hosting 'Poetic Perspectives': TS Eliot Prize winning poet/musician/novelist Anthony Joseph will perform alongside Gustav Parker Hibbett & Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi. 📅Sun May 19 8pm 📍Merrion Square, Synge Tent 🎟️tinyurl.com/3fc446a5

💡We are so excited to be partnering with Poetry Ireland to have the wonderful poet Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi for Metronome. June 8, 8.30pm National Concert Hall 🎟️ bit.ly/4biSRDu Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi is a writer, editor and cultural consultant based in Wicklow, Ireland. ⤵️

Poetry Ireland are delighted to be working with SoFFt Productions, National Concert Hall & Matthew Nolan music on "METRONOME 60 BPM" with the incredible poet Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi in the stellar line up. SATURDAY 8 JUNE, 8.30 PM The Studio, National Concert Hall, Dublin Tickets: bit.ly/4biSRDu ✨

What a phenomenal night! Together with @SofftProductions and Matthew Nolan Music, we reset the Metronome back to a relaxing 60 BPM. A big thank you to Ruth Mc Ginley, Stevie Appleby Patrick Michael Barrett , Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi and David Stalling for their outstanding performances! 🤩

CLOSING TONIGHT! You have until midnight tonight (GMT) to send your best poems. Anja Konig and Vanessa Kisuule are hungry to read them! Guidelines here: badbettypress.com/submissions/

Last week we welcomed 16 talented young people to MoLI for the Edna O'Brien Young Writers Award.

This Culture Night the Department is delighted to announce a programme of traditional music, poetry and prose readings from Rónan Hession and Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi. 📖 No booking required, pop into our Kildare Street Offices from 5.45 pm. 🏢 #CultureNight

#OícheDárSaol ✨